Chico Verde: Sustainability Conference

The spring semester is underway and there are a host of sustainability
events scheduled. Mark your calendars for Toward Sustainability: Western
Regional Conference and Expo that will be here at CSU, Chico on March
7-9. The conference is proceeded by a day of field trips on Monday, and
followed on Friday by a workshop on integrating sustainability into our
classrooms and curriculum.

Plenary speakers include Debra Rowe (co-chair U.S. Partnership for the
Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, and Dan Burgoyne (US
Green Building Council). Rowe will cover the national trend toward sustainability
in higher education as well as the U.S. Partnership, and Burgoyne will
discuss sustainability in new construction and the new LEED rating system.
The conference will have presentations and posters on four interrelated
topics: sustainability in the curriculum, sustainability in the built
environment, sustainability in student life, and sustainable energy and
economies. There will also be a product exposition, an art show, and a
CAPE Forum on Wednesday evening covering Ethics and Business. More information
is available on a Homepage link for the conference: http://rce.csuchico.edu/sustainability/